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Nilgiris faces significant risk of landslide: GSI data

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August 22, 2025

Of 11K sq km mapped in TN, 1,000 sq km falls under high-risk category

- SV KRISHNA CHAITANYA @ Chennai

The latest mapping done by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) of all landslide-prone areas across India has shown that about 1,000 sq km of area in Tamil Nadu, mostly Nilgiris, faces high risk. A total of 11,000 sq km (in TN) was mapped, of which 8,000 sq km falls in low-risk category, 2,000 sq km in moderate and 1,000 in high-risk category based on their landslide susceptibility status, according to a submission by the Ministry of Earth Sciences made in Parliament.

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